Did anyone actually get the CD? I did today. I've listened to it twice. It's a success. Why? Because most of it is worth playing many times. That’s all it has to be to be a success.
The best song for me is "Same Song and Dance." I think it's one of his best, and I love the mock Jamaican accent he uses.
Songs I could do without:
Insane
Hello
Medicine Ball
Stay Wide Awake
Old Time's Sake
Deja Vu
The rest, pretty good. No, "Crack a Bottle" is not bad. Plus there's parts of the above six losers that are good and I might get to like them better with repeat listens. So 6 so-so songs out of 15 is not bad at all.
I like how the lyrics are printed in the insert. I like that he doesn't mention Kim once. I don't mind his gawky voice on some of the songs. I like the lyrical design and flow on most of them.
I don't like some of the boring celebrity disses, except on Same Song & Dance. I don't like drug songs. And I have no use for Dre's rapping on this. I also wish Em would stop trying to shock and offend. At this point, for him to offend, he'd have to throw out complements to everyone.
All in all, some of his best work.